Elizabeth Wells, MD, senior vice president, Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine Center, is a graduate of Harvard University and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She holds a master’s in Health Science from the NIH/Duke Clinical Research Training Program. Dr. Wells completed her pediatrics and neurology training at Children’s National Hospital and has been on staff as a pediatric neurologist within the Brain Tumor Institute and the Division of Neurology.

In addition to her work in neuro-oncology at Children’s National, Dr. Wells also developed the multidisciplinary program in pediatric neuro-immunology. She serves on numerous national committees and receives national and international referrals for children with neuro-inflammatory disorders. She is a principal investigator for translational research studies and has served in a leadership role for the  District of Columbia Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center. Dr. Wells was director of Inpatient Neurology and the Neuroscience medical unit director and was elected president of the medical staff in July 2020.

In her role as senior vice president, Dr. Wells oversees the programmatic, financial and academic development of the Center of Excellence.